A Tail Of Two Pretties

Diamond Tiara went to bed with her mane fixed. She had clipped it so had a curved point at the end. The style matched her tail, and she thought it looked quite good like that. But, she could only wonder what her mother and father would say. Would they question her? Would they punish her? If they did question her, would she make up a story or tell the truth? Diamond’s head was spinning, so she laid down on her bed and tried to go to sleep.

The next morning, Diamond Tiara leapt out of bed, brining some of her covers and blankets with her. She opened her closet door and chewed her lip. How was she supposed to pack all of this on her own? “Alfred!!!!” She shouted. She would definitely need the help of her butler.

Alfred walked into her room, bowing slightly before speaking. “Yes, Ms. Tiara?”

“I need help packing my stuff.” Diamond replied, grabbing some suitcases and bags from the closet shelves. She never thought she’d use these.

“Ah, thats right. You are departing this afternoon. Well, I will help you, and we will have this done in no time.” Alfred replied as he began to levitate her belongings out of the closet and organizing them into different catogories and eventually, suitcases. Diamond helped him as best she could, grabbing dresses and folding them, placing jewelry carefully inside boxes and then in the suitcases. After about a half an hour, they were done. Diamond smiled. “Thanks Alfred.”

“You are very welcome Ms. Tiara. Shall I call the others to help you with the rest of these?” Alfred asked. He had already levitated five bags, and it seemed he could not carry anymore. Diamond nodded. She wanted to help but she knew her father would get mad. “Yes please.”

The butlers were there in no time, picking up the bags and placing them on their backs or carrying them with magic. Diamond followed them to the door, then stopped, turning to look at her room. It was completely empty, except for the bed and the dresser. Sighing, the pink filly trotted after the butlers, who were waiting for her at the stairs. She skipped down the spiraling staircase, finally reaching the bottom. She saw her mother and father there. Her mother was smiling and her father was discussing business with a butler. Diamond ran up to her mother and hugged her, sniffling a little.

“You’ll see me soon. I’ll always come to visit you.” Song said as she comforted her daughter. Diamond nodded and looked up at Song, half smiling half frowning. “I love you.” She said then pulled away. Song nodded. “I love you too. Now, you must get going. The train is going to leave soon, I’ll accompany you there.”

They reached the train station all too soon. Diamond Tiara stepped onto the train, racing towards the window so she could wave to her mother. Sorrow kept a frown on her face as she waved, though she tried to smile. The train started moving and soon, Diamond had to move her head all around to try and get a good view. Soon, all too soon, she could not see her mother anymore. The pink filly sighed, climbing down from the window and hurrying to her private cart so she could cry in peace. Once she reached the cart, the tears started flowing. Tiara had barely gotten her butlers out in time. Slamming the door, the young pony jumped onto her bed, her face landing in the pillow.

Diamond awoke to the sound of loud, squeaky trains brakes.

“Diamond Tiara! We’re here!” Called the stern voice of Filthy Rich. Tiara groaned and pulled herself out of bed, slowly trudging over to the mirror and looking at her mane. It was messy, and a little moist, as expected. So, she picked up a comb and gave it a quick brush before trotting out of her cart and towards the door. “Can I leave?” She asked.

“Yes, yes. Go.” Filthy replied, not even looking at her. Diamond smiled and opened the door, trotting down the steps and onto the train station platform. Looking around, she saw an orange pony, a green older looking pony, and a young filly with a red mane. She seemed to be about her age. The red maned filly skipped up to Diamond, a wide smile stretched across her face. “Howdy there! It’s Diamond Tiara right? Mah Granny Smith told me all about y’all!”

Diamond was a little taken aback, but she managed a nod and a few words. “Y-yeah...um, how does your granny know me?” She asked.

“Simple! Yer dad does business with our family! We sell him Zap Apple Jam every year!”

“Maybe you should introduce yourself.” Said the orange pony. She then turned to Diamond, tipping her hat slightly. “Ah’m Applejack. And this here is Applebloom. She can get a little, ‘excited’.” Applejack said with a chuckle.

“N-nice to meet you Applebloom..” Diamond replied slowly.

“Nice ta meet y’all too!” Applebloom said. “Oh! Oh! Can Ah show Diamond around?” She asked Applejack and the granny. They both nodded. “As long as its okay with ‘er parents.” The older mare said.

“My daddy will be fine with it.” Diamond replied. Applebloom’s smile grew, which Diamond didn’t think was possible. “Yeehaw! Lets go!” Applebloom raced off, leaving a trail of dust behind her. Applejack rolled her eyes but didn’t say anything. Granny seemed interested in a bee that had landed on her muzzle, so it looks like Diamond was on her own. She began to trot after the other filly, as fast as her small legs would take her. She wasn’t looking where she was going, and soon she hit something with a thud! The pink filly stumbled backwards, almost losing her balance. Rubbing her eyes, she saw that she had bumped into a silver filly with a light gray mane and baby blue glasses. Diamond noticed her flank was blank as well. She was pretty sure Applebloom’s was too! This made her smile. She was glad she wasn’t the only blank flank in town.

“I’m so sorry!” The silver filly said, adjusting her glasses which had become crooked upon impact. “I’m Silver Spoon.”

Silver Spoon. That seemed fit. “I’m Diamond Tiara. And, I’m sorry. I wasn’t looking where I was going..” Tiara replied, dusting herself off. Silver nodded. “Red mane, pink bow?” She asked.

“Yeah, how’d you know?”

“She’s one of my friends. And she just ran by, I figured you were following her. She went that w- or not.” Silver began, looking in the direction that Applebloom had run off in. Diamond turned to see Applebloom racing back to them. She skidded to a halt when she reached them, almost running into the two. “Ah see y’all met Silver Spoon! She’s really cool! And she’s got a big house too! Its neat!” Applebloom said between pants.

“Cool! I have a big house too. Well, I’m going to.” Diamond said with a smile. She wasn’t usually one to brag but...well this was a perfect moment. She could see her and Silver Spoon becoming great friends in the future! Oh, and Applebloom too.

“So, do you guys wanna come over?” Silver Spoon asked Diamond Tiara and Applebloom. Diamond nodded quickly, along with Applebloom. “Yeah!” They squealed in unison. Silver Spoon giggled and trotted as fast as her little legs would take her towards a large mansion that could barely be seen from where they were. Diamond noticed her butlers following her, and she rolled her eyes. Stupid Daddy. Why does he have to send the butlers with us? As they got closer to the mansion, Diamond Tiara noticed they weren’t following her. They were heading towards a mansion that was placed right next to Silver Spoon’s! Diamond stopped walking an squeed with delight, bouncing. “We’re going to be neighbors!” She said to Silver, who bounced with her a few times. “Yay!”

“Wow! You’re lucky, Ah live at the edge of town, waaay far from here.” Applebloom stated. She was still walking, and the two other girls quickly caught up with her.

“Really? That seems far..” Diamond replied. She didn’t know how big Ponyville was, but Applebloom made it sound far away. Applebloom just nodded as they continued walking. “So, um, are there any...bullies here?” Tiara asked the two nervously. That was one of the things she had been worried about, more bullies. Both of the fillies stopped walking and looked at each other, then started laughing. “Bullies?” The both asked. “No way! Everypony here is really nice. There are a few rude fillies and colts here and there, but they definitely aren’t bullies.” Silver Spoon explained as a butler opened the door for them. Diamond nodded and trotted in, looking around with awe. Crystal chandeliers, stained glass windows, stained glass paintings, mahogany furniture. Everything was neat, clean and in order. “Wow...” The pink filly exclaimed with bright blue eyes.